Oh dear! Fossil fuels (ccgt= gas and coal) are making over 4 times as much of our electricity right now as 'renewable' wind and solar. 57% vs 12% They don't call them 'unreliables' for nothing. Its because they are fundamentally unreliable And so a very bad choice.
@latimeralder Thanks. What's the source for this, please?! Cheers!
@latimeralder Dunkelflaute runs a close second favourite to schadenfreude in my German vocabulary
@latimeralder Obvious to the dimmest, but apparently not to the green blob.
@latimeralder @platospal Green fuels only seem to be available when the weather is good! We either need sun or a reasonable breeze - nothing too strong.
@latimeralder To be fair, Michael Milliken built a huge fortune by claiming that a sufficiently diverse portfolio of junk - unreliable - bonds could make a reliable investment. Of course, he went to prison, but I am sure there must have been SOMETHING in it.